W.V. man charged with murder, robbery

W.V. man charged with murder, robbery

Charges have been filed against a West Valley man prosecutors say went to a Taylorsville man's condo to ask for money and killed him during a fight after the man told him to leave.

Quent Evans, 43, was charged this week with murder, aggravated kidnapping causing serious bodily injury, aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery, all first-degree felonies. Evans also faces one count of unlawful acquisition of a financial transaction card and three counts of unlawful use of a financial transaction card, a third-degree felony.

On Nov. 9, 2008, Evans went to Douglas McGrory's condo, 4147 S. 2700 West, and begged McGrory for money, the charges state. McGrory allegedly told Evans to get out of the house and then a physical struggle occurred.

"Evans tied McGrory up and jumped on his back," the charges state. "When they both fell to the ground, Evans grabbed a neck tie, put it around McGrory's neck and pulled on it."

Officers discovered McGrory's body the next day. An autopsy determined that the cause of death was strangulation.

Evans told police that he took a debit card from an envelope that had the personal identification number written on it at McGrory's home, the charges said. He then took money from McGrory's account at a bank and used the debit card to make purchases at several other businesses, according to prosecutors.

— Ethan Thomas